Canadian Poetry

Canadian poets include David Solway, Roo Borson, Lt. Col. John McCrae, who wrote the famous "In Flanders Fields," and many other fine poets, whose works will be recognized and analyzed by the perceptive poetry commentators on Suite101.com.

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Latest articles in Canadian Poetry

Margaret Atwood's Backdrop addresses cowboy

Atwood's piece features a surrealistic drama that reduces the cowboy to a straw man, as the speaker vents her rage against a fantasy.

Jan 20, 2012 – Linda Sue Grimes

Killing House Flies? Debut Poetry from Carleton Wilson

Toronto poet Carleton Wilson's debuts a sublime writing style. Catch him on book tour in Coburg ON, Tues night.

Oct 10, 2011 – John Stiles

Books of Canadian Poetry on Love and Separation

Poetry is a genre often sought after in challenging emotional times. The emergence of love and the time of separation/divorce are two of those situations.

Aug 26, 2011 – Catherine Owen

Joan Crate's Poetry Collection SubUrban Legends

Joan Crate's latest book of poetry reminds us all of the dreams of our childhood and brings them starkly into the reality of our present.

Sep 29, 2010 – Courtney Klein

Anne Carson's "Father's Old Blue Cardigan"

The cycle of life is dependent on death and sometimes simply washing, rinsing, and repeating is not enough to cope with dirty mortality.

Jun 18, 2010 – Matthew Birdsall

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